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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



NOVEMBEB 9, 1906. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



MLLE. CECILE BRUNNER. 



Though rarely seen in the florists' 

 stores of the east, the sprays of buds 

 and blooms of this charming poly- 

 antha rose are largely used by the flo- 

 rists of the Pacific Coast. The flowers 

 are a pretty shade of light pink and 

 the buds are long and pointed. Though 

 the individual buds and flowers are 

 small they are borne in graceful sprays, 

 and these are ideal material for the 

 floral artist. I have seen bouquets and 

 other arrangements for debutantes con- 

 taining this rose alone that were supe- 

 rior in effect to anything I have here- 

 tofore noted. And in the store of Siev- 

 ers & Boland, in San Francisco, a 

 hamper filled with these sprays struck 

 me as the prettiest thing in their large 

 display. 



I understand that these sprays are 

 cut from plants growing in the open, 

 and do not know whether blooms could 

 be forced in eastern greenhouses, but 

 certainly every florist who grows. flow- 

 ers for his own use should have a dozen 

 or more plants of Mile. Cecile Brunner 

 rose for summer cutting. And if it 

 could be produced as a pot plant in 

 good bloom it would be a money-maker 

 at any time, and especially at any of 

 the various holidays. Geo. 



SPOKANE, WASH. 



At a glimpse of trade conditions in 

 this section the two impressions con- 

 veyed are the fine quality of roses and 

 carnations, though the grower has to 

 contend with poor soil and very little 

 sun, and the absence of Beauties and 

 violets, which the public would certainly 

 demand in quantity could they be grown 

 successfully. Chrysanthemums are plen- 

 tiful and bring good prices, being the 

 salvation of the trade, as they last until 

 March and from a grower's account are 

 the chief standby of the holiday season. 



At Miss Wright's, the pioneer grower 

 and retailer, carnations and chrysanthe- 

 mums are in fine shape. Bulbous stock 

 will be plentiful at a later date. From 

 a small conservatory of a few years ago 

 Miss Wright has, by her energy and in- 

 dustry, built up a fine trade and has now 

 12,000 feet of glass, an evidence of the 

 success of women in the trade. 



A practically new place is that of H. 

 E. Reimer's, who has about 10,000 feet 

 of glass devoted to roses and carnations, 

 all superb in quality. It is Mr. Keimer's 

 intention to make a specialty of bloom- 

 ing plants and by selling at wholesale he 

 has filled a growing need and laid also 

 the foundation for a thriving and profit- 

 able business. 



With the recent cold weather trade 

 has improved and the doors of society 

 have opened, the first decoration of the 

 season being at the Country Club, in 

 which Bridesmaids and smilax were used 

 abundantly. Kennedy. 



TECOMAS AND BIGNONIAS. 

 Please tell me what varieties of te- 

 comas and bignonias grow in California, 

 those that have pink, crimson and violet 

 flowers. We have several varieties but 

 want more. A. B. 



We have almost all the variations of 

 climate in California and some of the 



Hannah Hobart 



THE PRIDE or CALIFORNIA. 

 THE GRANDEST OF PINK CARNATIONS. 



A shade deeper in color than Lawson. blooms four to four and one-half inches across, full and 

 regrular. Stems long and strong. Does not burst the calyx. Growth free and easy. A pro- 

 liflc bloomer. Its flowers wholesale for a higher price than any other carnation in the San 

 rrancisco market. (See illustration and full description in Florists' Review of June 8, 1906.) 

 Orders for rooted cuttings booked now and filled in rotation beginning Jan. 1, 1906, at $8.00 

 per 12; $15.00 per 100; $120.00 per 1000. 



JOHN H. SIEVERS & CO., 1251 Chestnut St., San Francisco, Cal. 



20,000 SHASTA DAISIES 



Alaska, California and Westralla, for Fall, 1906, 

 and Spring, 1906, delivery, $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 

 100. Extra select seed, from largest and fullest 

 flowers only, of above, 1000 seeds, $2.00; oz., $7.00; 

 ready now. Improved ^lasta Daisy, ''Shasta," 

 $2.60 per 100. All daisy plants are strong, field 

 divisions, well-rooted. Select Shasta seed, 25c 

 for 1600; tS.&Operoz. 



Bnrbank's Hybrid Delphinlnm, ranges 

 from Ughtest to darkest blue, shading to prim- 

 rose, with white and dark centers. Flowers from 

 1 in. to 1)4 in. across. Trade pkt., 26c; oz.. $1.60. 

 Cash, please. 



Fred Grohe, McDonald Ave., Santa Rosa, Gal. 



Mention The Rfvlew when yon write. 



CarnationSeeds 



Hand-Hybridized 



An assortment of the best varieties from vigor- 

 ous stock— should blossom in 4 months— >^ oz., 

 $3.00. Cash, please. Money back if not satisfied. 



F. {■ilman Taylor, Glendale.Cal. 



Jtentlon Tlie Bfvlew whfn yrm wr1t». 



GREENS 



for Decorations 



HARPER, Florist 

 91$ C STRKET, 

 TACOMA, WASH. 



We will ship Ferns, Huckleberry, Oregon Grape, 

 Wild Smilax, Cedar and Spruce, English Holly for 

 holidays. Any amount, any time. It is fine for 

 Decorating and cheap to use with cut flowers. 

 Try a case at $6.00. Mixed or one or more kinds. 

 Prompt shipment and satisfaction. Cash, please. 



Mention The Review when yea write. 



kinds of bignonias and tecomas that suc- 

 ceed in the open in the southern portion 

 of this state will not withstand the 

 frosts in the latitude of San Francisco. 

 I have, however, appended a list of the 

 best sorts grown here: 



Tecoma grandiflora, the common de- 

 ciduous form; grandiflora atrosan- 

 guinea, also deciduous; Capensis, bright 

 red, not very hardy; jasminoides, hardy, 

 white; jasminoides alba magna, also a 

 hardy white; Mackenii rosea, lilac, with 

 yellow throat. 



Bignonia alba, hardy, very strong 

 grower; adnophylla, tall growing; argy- 

 reo-violascens, purple ; Cbaml^rlaynii, 

 white; Lindleyi, light purple; magnifica, 

 crimson with yellow throat; speciosa, 

 mauve and purple; Tweediana, yellow, 

 not hardy; venusta, orange yellow, not 

 hardy. 



The varieties I have noted as not hardy 

 do well outside only in the southern por- 

 tions of this state. G. 



HANDLING BULBS. 



Several of our retail bulb dealers 

 have complained that there is not such 

 a demand for hyacinths, tulips, etc., 

 this season as formerly and their sales 

 have fallen off considerably in conse- 

 quence. My experience with the gen- 

 eral public in this regard has shown 

 me that the usual San Francisco 



500 Washington 

 Seedless Navel 



ORANGE TREES 



4 feet high and bushy, 



$60.00 per 100. 25 at 100 rate. 



Cash. F. 0. B. Loomis. 



California Carnation Co. 



LOOMIS, CAIi. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



Calla Bulbs! 



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Send for price list. 

 Pi LUDcMANN) San /nuoisoo, OaL 



ALEX MANN, Jr. 



Inporter and Dealer in 



Florists' Supplies 



AND CUT FLOWERS AT WHOLESALE 



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 Tel. lCa«t 641 SAW FRANCI800 



Qictoria QJofly 



FIRST- aASS HOLLY for CHRISTMAS, 



every piece berried; in barrels or crates, 

 50c per lb., F. O. B. Victoria. 



A word in your ear, "get in on time." 



FLEWirS 6ARDENS, ^ «• ^•JJ^ofW: c. 



Mentlop The Rprlew when you write. 



planter has discovered that bulbs of this 

 nature do not succeed well after the 

 first year, and to handle them at all 

 to advantage requires that they be dug 

 up after their flowering season is over, 

 putting them in a situation where there 

 is no danger from too much moisture. 

 The majority of private gardeners do 

 not make any effort to keep these bulbs 

 dry a certain portion of time during 

 the year, and as a consequence the 

 bulbs do not usually amount to much 

 after the first blooming. 



In this climate it is impossible to 

 grow hyacinths, tulips, narcissi, 

 crocuses, ranunculus or anemones with 

 any satisfaction after the first season 

 unless they are kept away from other 

 material which must be watered through 

 the summer. It does not matter how 

 much moisture the bulbs receive before 

 the foliage dies down, but after that 

 they should receive but a very small 



